Vietnam Moves to Save Mekong Delta

Regime accepts foreign help to turn away from “rice-only” policy

By: David Brown

Vietnam's low-lying southwestern provinces may be about to get off the list of places most threatened by climate change and human foolishness. From Hanoi down to the rice roots, party and government at last seem truly embarked on a program of comprehensive and timely adaptation: the Mekong Delta Plan.

The Mekong Delta includes 12 of Vietna…